The AICC in South Australia is pleased to invite you, your guests and your colleagues to

A Business Luncheon with Mark Allison, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Elders Limited

Mark Allison was appointed as MD and CEO of Elders Limited in April 2014 and prior to that held the positions of Executive Chairman from November 2013 and Chairman from June 2013.

Having come from a sugar cane and beef cattle family in far north Queensland, he has a great passion for agribusiness.

After completing an Agriculture Science Degree at the University of Queensland, he then went on to establish a 30-year career in the industry, starting as a research agronomist in the Darling Downs/Lockyer Valley horticultural region and in cotton and broadacre cropping in North Western NSW, before running a suite of agribusinesses, serving as Managing Director of CropCare Australasia, Wesfarmers CSBP, Wesfarmers Landmark, Farmoz, Incitec and Grain Growers Limited.

He has also held numerous non-executive director roles in private, government and industry organisations including the Grains and Legume Nutrition Council, as Chairman of Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, CropLife Pty Ltd and Agsafe Pty Ltd. He is currently Chairman of Agribusiness Australia.